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Clematis 'Nikolai Rubtsov'

Large mauve-red flowers with a paler stripe. Yellow anthers. An outstanding, free-flowering variety raised by M.A. Beskaravainaja and A.N. Volosenko-Valenis at the State Nikitsky Botanic Gardens, Crimea in 1967. Named after the famous Soviet botanist Professor N I Rubtsov. A stunning hybrid of 'Jackmanii' x 'Nelly Moser'.

Group:	Late large-flowered group
Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	2.5 - 3.0 metres
Flowering period(s): Warning: the months here are approximate for the northern hemisphere: users south of the equator should add approximately 6 months so that July becomes January etc.	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Raised by:	M A Beskaravainaja & A N Volosenko-Valenis
Country of origin:	USSR/Ukraine
Date raised: r=raised s=selected f=first flowered n=named i=introduced b=before c=about	1967
Parentage: (s) = seed parent	'Jackmanii' x 'Nelly Moser'
Other name(s):	'Nikolaj Rubtzov'; Nikolai Roubtsov'
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 14cm Tepals: 5-6, 5-6cm long, 3.5cm wide, obovate to rhombic, wavy margin